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US Foods

Supplies food to restaurants, hospitals and hotels

Retail Sales Associate FT

Retail Sales +1Updated on Nov 11
Full-timeCarson City, NV, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A minimum of 6–12 months of retail cashier and/or stocking experience is required.
  • A high school diploma or equivalent work experience is required.
  • Must be able to provide fast, easy, efficient, and professional service to each customer.
  • Must demonstrate basic mathematical aptitude and the ability to think logically.
  • Must be able to multitask, prioritize, and work independently or within a team.
  • Must be able to work a flexible hourly schedule, including holidays and weekends.
  • Must possess basic computer skills, cash-handling experience, and proficiency in using general office equipment.
  • Must be able to perform the listed physical activities at the stated frequencies, including continuous standing and walking; frequent heavy lifting and carrying; and the specified pushing, pulling, climbing, balancing, bending, reaching, twisting, grasping, manipulating, and manual-dexterity tasks.

Responsibilities

  • Help maintain an atmosphere of superior customer service and promote the company’s customer-service strategy and cultural beliefs.
  • Work in assigned store departments as needed, including cashiering, stocking, and customer courtesy.
  • Sell merchandise and assist customers through checkout on the front end of the store.
  • Work on the sales floor in Meat/Frozen, Produce/Dairy, and Dry Goods/Culinary Equipment & Supply departments.
  • Replenish freight and rotate products in any department.
  • Assist with vendor fairs, sales-floor resets, and inventory processes.
  • Build and maximize relationships with store customers and deliver a positive store experience.
  • Use the store’s training tools and model the expected behaviors.
  • Perform sales and cash functions accurately in the point-of-sale system, including scanning merchandise, using scan guns or keypads, weighing products, and looking up items that do not scan.
  • Ensure item barcodes are accurately reflected in the system and report discrepancies to the Front End Lead or Manager of the Day.
  • Transfer products between carts at checkout and visually inspect for product tampering.
  • Check receipts by verifying cart contents against purchases as customers leave, and perform assigned front-end opening or closing functions.
  • Focus on increasing sales and managing shrinkage; help customers find products and inform them about other store services.
  • Assist with receiving inventory and maintaining and stocking shelves neatly; ensure proper rotation and product quality, and report low stock levels to store management.
  • Ensure merchandise is labeled correctly, including tagging unscannable merchandise, applying catch-weight labels to products sold by the pound, and affixing produce PLU tags.
  • Replenish the sales floor daily by down-stocking freight from top stock, bringing down older products first, stocking according to first-in, first-out practices, and facing out products as needed.
  • Use reach trucks and pallet jacks to move and stock products.
  • Use Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and proprietary software as needed.
  • Keep products accessible, visually appealing, and available.
  • Assist with price changes, store opening and closing duties, inventory, and cycle counts as needed.
  • Maintain a safe facility by following safety policies and practices; notify store management of safety issues and correct them when possible.
  • Clean the sales floor, front end, restrooms, parking lot, and store entrance using cleaning equipment as needed.
  • Gather carts from parking lots and cart corrals, return them to the designated area, and ensure they are clean and operable.
  • Perform other duties assigned or required by store management.

Desired Qualifications

  • At least one year of retail selling and/or customer-service experience is preferred.

About the Company

US Foods

Supplies food to restaurants, hospitals and hotels

US Foods distributes food, kitchen supplies and equipment to independent restaurants, restaurant chains, hospitals, hotels and schools across the United States, and it is one of the country's largest foodservice distributors. It buys from manufacturers and growers, stores products in regional warehouses and delivers them on its own trucks, earning a margin on each case it sells. Meat and seafood make up its largest product category, followed by dry groceries and refrigerated and frozen foods. Restaurant owners can order through its MOXē app, and the company sells its own exclusive brands next to national labels. Its roots go back to an 1853 grocery wholesaler, and it is based in Rosemont, Illinois.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Rosemont, IL
Founded
1853

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